Individualized programs for youth and young adults of all abilities. Realize your potential through Career Exploration Support and Skills Mentorship.
Our mission:
To improve the quality of life and provide equal opportunities to youth and young adults of all abilities through community development and employment services while raising public awareness.

Our Program
We provide Community Development Services to our participants, where they are immersed in their community via volunteering and hands-on learning opportunities. CDS fosters personal growth and development of new skills through engagement in community-based activities with people without disabilities. CDS provides the social supports necessary to foster lasting relationships and a path to discover each individual's niche for employment opportunities within the community. With encouragement and support, young adults identify their skills, interests, and needs, and work toward improving their ability to self-advocate. This journey of self-education is an ongoing process, as individual needs change over time.

Examples of Meaningful Day programming include volunteering with local businesses and other non-profits, sensory immersion at a local arts & crafts stores and designers' studios, pre-employment training skills preparing meals in a community kitchen and internships at local business offices. Our program is designed to provide a more fulfilling experience and greater community integration versus other options available to our participants. Given our legacy program, cultivating participants' artistic talents is a key objective of our programming.
We are also approved to provide Employment Services, including a variety of supports to help Karina's participants identify career and employment interests, as well as to find a niche for self-employment.
Discovery
Job Development
Follow-Along Supports
Ongoing Job Supports
Coworker Employment Supports
Customized Self-Employment

Getting started:
In order to provide services, Karina must charge a fee-for-service through DDA or DORS. Let your Service Coordinator know if you or a family member are interested in our programs. You can also arrange to pay privately for services.

For enrollment information, please contact office@karinaassociation.org
For information go to our web site at www.karina-association.org